EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 6 MIN
I'm In. I'm Down. I'm Peopled Out. — Real English for Summer Plans
from ENGLISH SNACKS - Easy, Short English Lessons - 日本人向け やさしい英語で学ぶ
It's a gorgeous summer evening. Your phone buzzes — a friend is inviting you to the rooftop bar. Do you go? Do you stay home? In this episode, Amber gives you all the natural, real English you need to handle summer invitations with confidence — whether you're feeling FOMO or pure JOMO.What you'll learn✔ FOMO and JOMO — what they mean and how to use them naturally✔ Casual ways to accept an invitation: I'm in, Count me in, I'm down✔ How to say no gracefully without sounding rude✔ The wonderfully modern expression peopled out✔ Phrases for making vague summer plans like a native speakerKey vocabularyFOMO — Fear Of Missing Out. The anxious feeling that everyone else is having fun without you. "I stayed home last night and the FOMO was intense."JOMO — Joy Of Missing Out. Staying home on purpose and loving it. "I had such a JOMO weekend — I just read a book."I'm down — casual way to say yes. "I'm down for that."Sit this one out — to skip this particular event. "I'll have to sit this one out."Peopled out — exhausted from spending time with others, needing to recharge alone.Put it in the diary — let's schedule it.On my radar — I'm aware of it and thinking about it.Your challenge this weekNext time a friend invites you somewhere, reply in English! Try I'm in! if you're going, or I'll have to sit this one out if you're not. And if you just want a quiet night at home — own it. That's your JOMO.Find this episode — keywords in your language🇯🇵 Japanese: 英語で誘いを断る・受ける表現 / FOMOとJOMO・夏の英会話 🇹🇼 Traditional Chinese: 英語邀約用語 / FOMO・JOMO・日常英語表達 🇫🇷 French: Accepter ou refuser une invitation en anglais / FOMO · vocabulaire social · anglais naturel 🇪🇸 Spanish: Cómo aceptar o rechazar una invitación en inglés / FOMO · inglés cotidiano 🇵🇱 Polish: Jak przyjąć lub odrzucić zaproszenie po angielsku / FOMO · codzienny angielski 🇸🇦 Arabic: كيف تقبل أو ترفض دعوة بالإنجليزية / FOMO · تعبيرات اجتماعية 🇧🇷 Portuguese: Como aceitar ou recusar um convite em inglês / FOMO · inglês do dia a dia 🇩🇪 German: Einladungen auf Englisch annehmen oder ablehnen / FOMO · Alltagsenglisch 🇰🇷 Korean: 영어로 초대 수락하고 거절하기 / FOMO·JOMO 표현 · 원어민 영어 🇮🇹 Italian: Come accettare o rifiutare un invito in inglese / FOMO · inglese quotidianoYour Free Gift 🎁 Find your bonus, free activities to practise your new vocabulary and understanding! https://englishsnacks.gumroad.com/l/plansAbout English Snacks English Snacks is the podcast that gives you bite-sized English lessons you can use in real life, with your host Amber. New episodes every week. Subscribe wherever you listen, and if you enjoy the show, please leave a review — it really helps more learners find us. Come hungry for knowledge!#EnglishSnacks #ESL #LearnEnglish #SummerEnglish #FOMO #InvitationPhrases #EnglishPodcast #IntermediateEnglish #EverydayEnglish
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I'm In. I'm Down. I'm Peopled Out. — Real English for Summer Plans
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